Li Aili stepped out of the portal and returned to Constantinople.

Seeing the majestic castle and stepping onto the green grass in the front yard, the sense of security of returning home soothed my restless mood.

Leslie called out to Ellie, "The last place is the Papal Court?"

Li Aili: "Yes, but your mission ends here."

The Papacy doesn't tolerate reckless actions; they first need to find a church to donate gold coins to open the door.

We'll have to find someone knowledgeable to get a church's 'price list' to look at.

Leslie said, "Then let's deduct 30% from the final payment."

"The Peng bird and the centipede monster were also dealt with by you, Miss Employer."

This is probably why the Tankar elves, despite their seemingly greedy and money-grubbing nature, are still so likable.

They love money, but they acquire it ethically.

At that moment, Conrad quickly came to meet him.

"lady."

Before Li Aili could speak, Conrad said to Leslie, "Gentlemen, please follow me. The final payment for the mission is ready."

With that, Conrad led the group down another path.

The stone slab in the center of the forecourt leads directly to the main gate of Constantinople.

However, the castle has side gates for servants and cooks, which are built on the east and west sides of the castle.

At this point, Conrad led them toward the west side gate.

Li Aili frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

Then, Conrad led the members of the dragon-slaying team to collect the money.

Li Aili returned to her small study in the south wing. Before entering, she said to the maid waiting outside the door:

"Please call Joanna for me."

Recently, she has had very few days in Constantinople.

Joanna initially thought the alchemy shops in the city were not a big problem.

But after spending a day with Ba Jin and Niu Tizi...

Joanna felt that it wouldn't be too much to keep an eye on that ghostly minotaur 24 hours a day.

Li Aili walked to the window, where she could see the castle gate.

Soon, several male servants hurried out carrying buckets of water.

The bucket is filled with 'red water'.

They carried their buckets and walked quickly toward Xisen.

Li Aili drew the curtains, returned to the sofa, sat down, leaned her head back against the sofa back, and closed her eyes to rest.

When Joanna came in, Li Aili was in a state of half-asleep.

Hearing the faint sound of the door closing, I sat up with a start.

After closing the door with a serious expression, Joanna quickly walked over and sat down next to Li Aili.

"Something seems to have happened at the castle."

"I wanted to come back this morning, but the castle was under martial law."

“The guarding knight knew Edward, and he told me that many people died in the castle today.”

Seeing that Li Aili's face was a little pale, Joanna explained, "It's an assassin."

"I don't know what happened, but suddenly a lot of assassins came."

"But neither the Duke nor you are in the castle."

Li Aili stood up and paced anxiously on the red handmade monster carpet.

Joanna looked at her and, caught in the same way, began to feel inexplicably anxious.

"Should we call Edward to analyze it?"

Li Aili waved her hand, "Don't ask him about this kind of thing, it will put him in a difficult position."

After saying that, Li Aili took out two bottles of potion from the ring.

He handed one bottle to Joanna and drank the other himself.

"Take this bottle of alchemical potion to Edward."

"This is an advancement potion."

Joanna's hand trembled as she held the potion bottle, nearly dropping it.

"This! Madam, this is too precious, we..."

The effects of the forced calming agent have begun to take hold.

Li Aili interrupted Joanna, "If my premonition is correct, this peaceful and tranquil life will never return."

“Edward is a knight loyal to me, and the stronger he becomes, the more he can help me.”

"The medicine has no side effects."

"But currently, it seems that this medicine is most effective when taken once, and the effect is halved when taken a second time, and so on."

"Alright, now go and deliver the medicine to Edward. Oh, and call Bognard over, I have something to ask him."

Joanna gripped the slender neck of the potion bottle tightly with both hands, rose, curtsied, and hurriedly left.

Li Aili sat at her desk, took out a blank piece of parchment, and wrote down the tangled threads in her mind one by one.

[1. Chessia, Dragon Gem Necklace, Arthur?]

2. Assassin

[3. Hatred? The Church of Light, Arthur, the basement?]

[4. War, Power, Three Dukes]

[5. Those without bubbles: Arthur, the castle servant, the Dukes of the North and South, the Elf King, the dragon, Chesia...]

The quill pen paused, and finally wrote "Pomegranate's camp?" after the fourth point.

"The assassin must have come for me."

Clearly, this is why Arthur felt comfortable letting me go on this adventure.

"Because he believed that castles were far more dangerous than adventures."

"However, there are no traitors among the castle's servants. If there were, the assassin would know that I am not in the castle."

"But Arthur was still uneasy. So, where is the traitor...?"

Just then, there was a gentle knock on Li Aili's door.

Knock knock knock.

The quill pen paused, and a drop of ink dripped from its fully-filled tip, staining the parchment.

"This is my wife, Silver Knight Mark Duke."

A group of assassins has broken into the castle. I've come to check your room, just in case any escapees remain.

Li Aili: "..."

Yes, such traitors cannot be brought to the battlefield, nor can they be allowed to discover that their "werewolf" identity has been revealed.

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